Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator minor (Lesser Honeyguide)
The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae that is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Like other honeyguides, it is a brood parasite that lays eggs most commonly in the nests of African barbets, but will also occasionally use the nests of other birds as well, such as starlings and woodpeckers. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesser Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.